Comments on: Teach the Children Well http://madisonian.net/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Thu, 10 May 2012 20:32:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bruce Boyden http://madisonian.net/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/comment-page-1/#comment-224180 Bruce Boyden Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:29:11 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/#comment-224180 Lots of rules are difficult to teach. E.g., "Be nice to others," which has vague terms and all sorts of exceptions. I think the difference is in whether one thinks it's worth the hassle. Lots of rules are difficult to teach. E.g., “Be nice to others,” which has vague terms and all sorts of exceptions. I think the difference is in whether one thinks it’s worth the hassle.

]]> By: Mike Madison http://madisonian.net/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/comment-page-1/#comment-224178 Mike Madison Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:29:29 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/#comment-224178 Well, it doesn't, right? But that's part of the point. I'm pretty skeptical of the proposition that "children" (insert point about what age range we're talking about) can be taught not to "infringe" (insert point about what "infringe" means, since that's a legal concept). The difference, to me, is our default understanding of what it means to raise and teach children, especially the young ones. I'm an optimist about kids. And I say that notwithstanding the fact that I'm a parent of two teenagers. Well, it doesn’t, right? But that’s part of the point. I’m pretty skeptical of the proposition that “children” (insert point about what age range we’re talking about) can be taught not to “infringe” (insert point about what “infringe” means, since that’s a legal concept).

The difference, to me, is our default understanding of what it means to raise and teach children, especially the young ones. I’m an optimist about kids. And I say that notwithstanding the fact that I’m a parent of two teenagers.

]]> By: Bruce Boyden http://madisonian.net/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/comment-page-1/#comment-224177 Bruce Boyden Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:34:26 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/#comment-224177 "I much prefer school curricula that explore the possibilities of innovation and creativity." Well, who doesn't, but how exactly would that teach children not to infringe? “I much prefer school curricula that explore the possibilities of innovation and creativity.” Well, who doesn’t, but how exactly would that teach children not to infringe?

]]> By: Frank Pasquale http://madisonian.net/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/comment-page-1/#comment-224176 Frank Pasquale Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:42:56 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/10/03/teach-the-children-well/#comment-224176 Andrew Torrance has a new game of "patent simulation" that could make this sort of thing even more accessible; it was presented at the IPSC in DePaul and WIPIP at American. Andrew Torrance has a new game of “patent simulation” that could make this sort of thing even more accessible; it was presented at the IPSC in DePaul and WIPIP at American.

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